Apologies and Sharing

Okay, faithful readers. I must apologize profusely for my failure to post AT ALL during the summer. Unfortunately, you all know how life gets in the way of the best intentions. Not only did I have to get the house ready for Daddy-o to come home, I had to find a job for the first part of the summer. I also had to keep the secret from Little Man. Girl was on top of keeping me from giving it away, as best she could. Daddy-o got to leave the facility July 6th. I picked him up at 8:30-ish, and thankfully Little Man had summer school, so the wait for him to see his daddy was fairly short. I can't tell you how amazingly wonderful it has been to have Daddy-o home. It has been a very long 8 and a half years, and the family unit is doing mighty fine! Daddy-o got a job 3 days after getting home, and has worked his buns off since. Between the paying job and the ever-growing list of honey-dos, he has been a busy man. But he's thrilled to be able to do them for his family. We have so much enjoyed seeing him every morning, and definitely have profited from his amazing cooking skills - although I have lost(?)some weight. So, between the job, getting ID, a driver's license for Daddy-o, Girl studying for a permit, a vehicle for Daddy-o, visiting other family, and keeping up with local visits, our little family has been on the go for 2 months straight. We feel like summer was too short (although Girl was very ready for school to start. In all honesty, I was too. Daddy-o told me to take the month of August off and rest up because "you earned it baby." Who was I to argue? But I was bored after the first couple of days. *shrug* Daddy-o has adapted to life here well, and we could not be more proud of the man he has become. Our relationship is probably at the best it has been in the 11 years we have been together, and things just keep getting better. Now, sharing some....Girl was able to get her hair done for school, and it looks fabulous! She covered some of the roots, and the stylist added some purple and green streaks (not crazy, but pretty). Girl has been experimenting with some new hairstyles and has really come out of her shell and rut. Color this mama a bit worried. Little Man has been dreading the end of the summer since the day school got out in May. Poor guy. I hope the teacher this year can help him find the joy I felt in school. Both the children went to visit Daddy-o's family for 2 weeks this summer, and came home with new skills. They both got to drive on Papa's land, and Little Man practiced his bike riding skills. Girl helped Nana run the shop, and met a lot of new people. So, I hope that my apology has been worthwhile and the sharing has helped ease the pain of missing the blog for the summer. Please feel free to comment, and if anyone of the readers has any ideas on how to help me with adding photos, I would sure appreciate an email with that. I also hope everyone's summer was outstanding!